Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.
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Genuflection
Synonyms for "genuflection" (50 found)
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making a legnodobeisanceobsequiousnesspresenting armsprostrationreverencesalaamsalutationsalutescrapeservilitysquatstanding at attentionstoopsubmissionsubmissivenesssupination
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6 entriesact of reverencebow of deferenceceremonial bowgenuflection ritualkneeling gesturereligious gesture
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Certain business titans have made Mar-A-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.
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